The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-17
gjaited States lCourt.
(Cdadrnsed From D0iIy Nems.)

renee Cokep' were tried for retailing
without license and acquitted. J. B
Eilenberg was tried for the same Of
Tense and convicted.
True bills for the same offence were
returned against William Drakeford,
Romeo Fewell, A. Ellenburg, Wash
Salmond, w. H. Owens, Samuel Har-
ris, James Boyd and JAMES B. Mas
sey. "No Bill" in the cases of Thorn
as Williams and w. V. Holden, same
charges. Holden announced that he
intends to apply to tbs United States
government for diploma as this
is the ninth time he has been before
the courts and nine times he has
"come clear"
The case against Samuel Dominick
was discontinued.
There were 76 old cases on the
docket and about 100 new ones. the
material being ample for sitting of
SIX weeks, but it is understood Judre
Simonton is determined that the term
shall not be solong. Witness roll
has not yet been completed, but they
number more than q h Kindred SO fnr
Willis j. Crenshaw, who was ab-
sent, G. w. Alexander and Elisha
Nj. Alexander, were tried for illicit
dlstilling and convicted. Sentence
was suspended. Joe Griffith was
convicted of retailing. W. II. Owen,
ch@rSod with retoiling, was dischar-
ged.
Cases against Rufus G.. Collins,
Adam Golsten and james Boyd were
continued
True bills were returned against
Rufus Collins, Charles Coats and
Hilton Clyburn. Charged with re-
failing.
Ed. H. Galloway, the citizen of
Plckens captured with the blockade
whskoy wagon near Piedmont, was
tired for retailing distilled liquor on
which the tax had not been paid, and
removing and concenling. He was
convicted and She severity of his sen
tence attracted attention. It was to
confinement in Pickens jail until Feb
ruary 1st 1888 and fine of $500.
Jack Avery WAS convicted of retail
ing without paving the special tax.
In the case of Maxwell d. Char
man, convicted at a previous term of
retailing, the sealed sentence left for
the prisoner was opened and modi |
iI'd to one month i'll pirkcns iail and
$500 fine, the Modification bcinr
mad2 III consideration Of tho fact
that the prisoner has been in iai, q
long time since his arrest awaitiDr
the sitting of the conrt. A sealed
sentence against w. NJ Henderson
wae opened, but as the prisoner had |
been convicted on trial by information
he was discharged.
Louis G. Powell, the principal in
the Piedmont whi1koy pcddling scrapc
turned up missing, was tried in his
absence and found guilty and seal
ed sentence left for linn.
Lafayette Pclfray, romoving. con-
ceaIiA% and retailing, and Stephen S. |
Cartec, retailing manufactured to-
bacco without license, no bill.
NO bills were returned in the cases
Of VIM. R. Reeves &nd Volnev Sta
ton.
The cases of Thomas Young, AL
fred Cox, G.. W. Alexander aud T.. NJ
AleXander were continued. j. II.
Mcclure was tried for unlawful 70.
failing and WAS acquitted.
Zacll. Tollison was sentenced to two
months in Jail md to pay a fine os
$4,000.
The grand jury presented n snccioI
recommendation that Xacll. T. Boggs
accused of sundry violations of thc
rcvanrFe laws, be pardoncd if convict
ed The accused Is n 10y of fourteen
or fifteen, and the jury say the evi
dence showed that his tlansgressions
of law was done in ignorance and
caused no loss to the government.
No bills were returned in the cases
Of Samuel Hopkins, VIM. Fl. Hopkins
and Phillip Green.
When court adjourned Friday, the
case Of George Masters, charged with
perjury, was pending.
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